XREAL has partnered with Asus ROG to launch the ROG R1 AR glasses, with 240Hz micro-OLED displays and a 171-inch virtual viewing area, making wearable AR a serious option for high-performance gaming.

Dell has revived Alienware Area-51 with a flagship desktop featuring AMD’s Ryzen 7 9850X3D, RTX 5090 graphics, up to 64GB DDR5 and 12TB SSD storage, built for enthusiasts who want maximum performance, strong thermals, and future upgrades.

Amazon has officially brought Alexa+ to the web, letting users access the AI assistant in a browser to plan meals, order groceries, manage schedules, and control smart home devices without dedicated hardware.

Gemini is getting a bigger role on Google TV, bringing visual-rich answers, photo remix tools, and simple voice commands for adjusting settings without digging through menus.

Amazon is giving Fire TV and its mobile app a major refresh to make it quicker to find movies, shows, live content, and manage your watchlist from both TV and phone.

Researchers found violent prompts can push ChatGPT into anxiety-like behavior, so they tested mindfulness-style prompts, including breathing exercises, to calm the chatbot and make its responses more stable and reliable.

Samsung is preparing a Brain Health feature that uses data from Galaxy Watches and phones to monitor voice, gait, and sleep patterns, helping spot early signs of cognitive decline and dementia.

Clicks is heading to CES 2026 with its first smartphone built around communication, alongside a new Power Keyboard that adds physical typing and extra battery life to modern screens.

LG is pairing Nvidia RTX graphics with the world’s lightest laptop designs in its 2026 Gram lineup. New Aerominum materials, dual AI support, and upgraded displays focus on portability without sacrificing performance.

A leaked build of Andromeda OS now lets users try the canceled Windows software originally meant for Surface Duo, offering a hands-on look at Microsoft’s abandoned plan to bring a dual-screen version of Windows Phone back to life.

A new Apple Watch concept reimagines Apple’s iconic iMac G3 with a translucent, candy-colored design, showing how bold retro aesthetics are still a big hit.

OpenAI is offering a high salary and equity to hire a Head of Preparedness tasked with anticipating and reducing serious risks tied to ChatGPT as the technology grows more powerful.

A new AI technique promises to generate videos in just seconds, dramatically speeding up a process that has traditionally taken minutes or even hours with existing video generation models.

A Kapwing study reveals how AI slop has become a global presence on YouTube, with billions of views and growing influence across multiple markets.

Ted Lasso season 4 is officially back in production, with a mid-2026 release window now in sight. The problem is that it means waiting through an entire football season to get there.

A new study suggests AI models like ChatGPT and Claude consistently overestimate how rational humans really are, leading them to misjudge how people behave in strategic situations.

Samsung is testing AI generated visuals for its Calendar app, starting with images that adapt to your events. The idea is to make even routine scheduling feel a little smarter and more visual.

A new leak suggests Apple may not wait until 2027 to launch the iPhone Air 2 after all. Conflicting reports now point to a possible 2026 debut, reviving hopes for an earlier return of Apple’s ultra thin iPhone.

Gemini may soon stop interrupting your workflow. Google is developing a change that lets the assistant continue handling requests in the background, allowing users to move between apps without losing progress.

Google is testing a new Lecture mode in NotebookLM that can turn your notes and documents into long, spoken lectures. The feature aims to explain material out loud, making studying feel more like attending a real class.

Amazon Fire TVs are now getting access to Xbox cloud gaming, allowing users to play Game Pass titles with just a controller and an internet connection. The update reinforces Xbox’s shift toward cloud-first gaming rather than hardware-driven sales.

NotebookLM’s new Data Tables feature automatically organizes information from your sources into structured tables that can be exported to Google Sheets or Docs cutting out hours of manual copy-paste work.

Scientists have developed the first validated personality test for AI chatbots and found that popular models can adopt human-like behaviors on demand. Researchers say this ability could make AI influence users in subtle and risky ways.

Meta is experimenting with charging users to share more than a couple of links on Facebook. While still a limited test, the change signals how basic platform features are increasingly being tied to paid subscriptions.

Gomi’s new Forever Phone Case is designed to be remade instead of replaced. When you upgrade your iPhone, the company melts down the old case and reshapes the recycled plastic into a new one that fits your next device.

After a long wait, Ubisoft has locked in a February 23 release date for Rainbow Six Mobile. The launch includes multiple game modes, over 20 Operators, and two brand-new maps created just for mobile devices.

Alexa+ is now available on the web for some users, giving users a ChatGPT-style interface to chat, upload files, manage lists, and control smart home devices. The move puts Alexa+ directly in competition with ChatGPT and Google Gemini.

Meta has released an open-source AI model called SAM Audio that lets users clean up noisy recordings by describing what they want to remove. The tool can isolate voices, music, or background noise using text, visual, or time-based prompts.

OpenAI is exploring a future where ChatGPT goes beyond being a chatbot and starts acting like an operating system. According to senior executives ChatGPT could turn into a central layer where apps, tools, and services all run from one place.

Adobe has updated its Firefly AI app with a new video editor that lets creators make precise changes using text prompts. The update also adds camera motion control, video upscaling, new third-party models, and unlimited generations for select plans.

Google is shutting down its dark web report feature, a tool that alerted users when their personal information appeared in data breaches. The company says feedback showed it lacked clear, actionable guidance, and it plans to focus on stronger security tools instead.

Google’s new FACTS benchmark shows today’s best AI chatbots are only about 69 percent accurate. Even top models like Gemini 3 Pro still get facts wrong one-third of the time, raising fresh concerns for businesses betting on AI reliability.

Asus is offering two new RTX 5060 variants that rethink the card’s physical design while keeping specs largely unchanged. With thinner profiles and revised connectors, the EVO variants are aimed at compact PC builders.

LG TV owners are discovering Microsoft Copilot on their home screens following a software update. The AI assistant installs automatically and cannot be removed, highlighting how AI features are increasingly becoming permanent parts of smart TV platforms.